INCOME TAX RATES AY 2013-14

New Income Tax Slabs for ay 13-14 
Others & Men 
1. Up to Rs 200,000 No tax /exempt 
2. 200,000 to 5,00,000 10% 
3. 5,00,001 to 8,00,000 20% 
4. Above 8,00,000 30%
Resident Women (below 60 years) 
1. Up to Rs 2,00,000 No tax /exempt 
2. 200,000 to 5,00,000 10% 
3. 5,00,001 to 8,00,000 20% 
4. Above 8,00,000 30% 
Resident Senior Citizens above 60 years 
1. Up to Rs 2,50,000 No tax /exempt 
2. 2,50,001 to 5,00,000 10% 
3. 5,00,001 to 8,00,000 20% 
4. Above 8,00,000 30% 
Resident Senior Citizens above 80 years 
1. Up to Rs 5,00,000 No tax /exempt 
2. 5,00,001 to 8,00,000 20% 
3. Above 8,00,000 30% 

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Oscars 2013: Complete list of winners

Best Picture: Argo
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook
Best Directing: Ang Lee for Life of Pi
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables
Film Editing: William Goldenberg for Argo 
Production design: Rick Carter (Production Design); Jim Erickson (Set Decoration) for Lincoln
Writing - Orignal Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained
Writing - Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio for Argo
Best Foreign Language Film: Amour from Austria
Best Sound Mixing: Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes for Les Misérables
Best Sound Editing: Paul N.J. Ottosson for Zero Dark Thirty and Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers for Skyfall
Music - Original song: Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth for Skyfall. 
Best short film animated: Paperman John Kahrs
Best Animated Film: Brave
Best Cinematography: Life of Pi -Claudio Miranda
Best Visual effects: Life of Pi Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
Best Costume design: Jacqueline Durran for Anna Karenina
Music - Original score: Mychael Danna for Life of Pi 
Best Make up and hairstyle:Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell for Les Misérables
Best Short film: Shawn Christensen Curfew 
Short Documentary: Inocente Sean Fine and Andrea Nix 
Fine Documentary feature: Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn for Searching for Sugar Man

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RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD, ARJUNA AWARDS, DHYAN CHAND AWARDS and DRONACHARYA AWARDS WINNERS LIST 2012


Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2012: 
Vijay Kumar (shooting), 
Yogeshwar Dutt (wrestling).
Arjuna award 2012: 
Deepika Kumari (archery)Laishram Bombayla Devi (archery), 
Sudha Singh, Kavita Raut (athletics), 
Ashwini Ponnappa, Parupalli Kashyap (badminton), 
Aditya Mehta (billiards and snooker), 
Vikas Krishan (boxing), 
Yuvraj Singh (cricket), 
Sardar Singh (hockey), 
Yashpal Solanki (judo), 
Anup Kumar (kabaddi), 
Samir Suhag (polo), 
Annu Raj Singh, Omkar Singh and Joydeep Karmakar (all shooting), 
Deepika Pallikal (squash), 
Sandeep Sejwal (swimming), 
Ng. Sonia Chanu (weightlifting), 
Narsingh Yadav, Rajinder Kumar and Geeta Phogat (all wrestling), 
M. Bimoljit Singh (wushu), 
Deepa Mallick, Ramkaran Singh (Paralympics-athletics).
Dronacharya award 2012: 
Virender Poonia (athletics), 
Sunil Dabas (kabaddi-women), 
Yashvir Singh (wrestling), 
Harendra Singh (hockey), 
B.I. Fernandez (boxing), 
Dr. Satyapal Singh (Parasports-athletics); 
Life-time Achievement: 
J.S. Bhatia (athletics), B
hawani Mukherjee (table tennis).
Dhyan Chand award 2012:
Jagraj Singh Mann (athletics), 
Gundeep Kumar (hockey), 
Vinod Kumar (wrestling), 
Sukhbir Singh Tokas (Parasports).
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar2012: 
Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), 
Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), 
Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) 
Air India Sports Promotion Board (AISPB).
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KARNATAKA RAJYOTSAVA AWARD 2012 WINNERS LIST


The following is the list of Rajyotsava Award winners this year: 
Literature: H.S. Raghavendra Rao, Bolwar Mohammad Kunhi, Niranjanawali Shettar, Satyananda Patrota, Janagere Venkataramaiah
Theatre: Chindodi Bangaresh, N.S. Murthy, Altaf, M.K. Sundarraj
Music and Dance: Hanumanthappa Basappa Thimmapura (music), Mysore Mahadevappa (music), Nandini Eshwar (dance)
Folklore: Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekara, Yellavva Basappa Madara, Nagari Siddaiah, Vemagal D. Narayanaswamy, Palandira Devaiah, Shivarudrappa Revanasiddappa Mudhola, Pundalika Poojari, Ramesh Kalladka, Sangappa Phakeerappa Hoogara
Art and Sculpture: P.S. Kumar, K.N. Ramachandran, Krishnappa Ramappa Badigera
Sports: H.N. Girisha, Prakash Gurusiddappa Yaragatti
Yakshagana: Gode Lakshminarayana Hegde, Radhabai Maruthi Madara
Film and Television: S.D. Ankalagi, B. Jaya
Education: Bhashyam Swamy, B.K. Hiremath
Science and Technology: G.S. Paramashivaiah, Sagar Dugani
Yoga: C.V. Rudraradhya, Amminagowda Shivanagowda, Eshwar Menasinakai
Media: E.V. Sathyanarayana, S.K. Sheshachandrika, Gopala Prahlada Rao Nayak, T.V. Sivanandan, S. Shantaram
Social Service: Tatyarao Kamble, P.N. Benjamin, Arvind Sitaram, Basavalinga Pattadevaru
Agriculture: Vasanthanarayan Kulkarni
Environment: Shankara Kumbi, H.C. Sharat Chandra
Horanadu Kannadigas: Linganna Kalburgi, Puttaswamy Gudigar, D. Umapathi
Other fields: R.L. Kashyap, N.G. Karur, Hiremagalur Kannan, C.V. Kerimani, Sudhakar Chaturvedi
Associations and organisations: Arunodaya Samsthe (Gadag), Karnataka Andhara Kshemabhyudaya Samsthe (Bangalore), Rangashree (Bangalore), Karnataka Engineers Academy (Bangalore), New Horizon Educational and Cultural Trust (Bangalore), Spoorthidhama (Udupi), Mogaveera Vyavasthapaka Mandali (Mumbai).
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Grammy Awards 2013 Winners List


Record of the Year: "Somebody That I Used to Know," Gotye feat. Kimbra
Album of the Year: Babel, Mumford & Sons
Song of the Year: "We Are Young," (Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost and Nate Reuss, songwriters (Fun. feat. Janelle Monae)
Best New Artist: Fun.
Best Pop Solo Performance: "Set Fire to the Rain" (Live), Adele
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: "Somebody That I Used to Know," Gotye feat. Kimbra
Best Pop Vocal Album: Stronger, Kelly Clarkson
Best Dance/Electronica Album: Bangarang, Skrillex
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Kisses on the Bottom, Paul McCartney
Best Rock Performance: "Lonely Boy," Black Keys
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance: "Love Bites (So Do I)," Halestorm
Best Rock Song: "Lonely Boy," Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton and Patrick Carney (Black Keys)
Best Rock Album: El Camino, Black Keys
Best Alternative Music Album: Making Mirrors, Gotye
Best R&B Performance: "Climax," Usher
Best Traditional R&B Performance: "Love on Top," Beyoncé
Best R&B Song: "Adorn," Miguel
Best Urban Contemporary Album: Channel Orange, Frank Ocean
Best R&B Album: Black Radio, Robert Glasper Experiment
Best Rap Performance: "N****s in Paris," Jay-Z and Kanye West
Best Rap Song: "N****s in Paris," Jay-Z and Kanye West
Best Rap Album: Take Care, Drake
Best Country Solo Performance: "Blown Away," Carrie Underwood
Best Country Album: Uncaged, Zac Brown Band
Best Blues Album: Locked Down, Dr. John
Best Reggae Album: Rebirth, Jimmy Cliff
Best Comedy Album: Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Best Historical Album: The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Boxed Set), Beach Boys
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Dan Auerbach

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PADMA VIBHUSHAN AWARD 2013,PADMA BHUSHAN AWARD 2013,PADMA SHRI AWARD 2013 WINNERS LIST

108 personalities from various fields have been selected for the Padma Awards for year 2013.

Padma Vibhushan Raghunath Mohapatra, Art, Orissa
S Haider Raza, Art, Delhi
Prof Yash Pal, Science and Engineering, Uttar Pradesh
Prof Roddam Narasimha, Science and Engineering, Karnataka 


Padma Bhushan 
Dr Ramanaidu Daggubati, Art, Andhra Pradesh
Sreeramamurthy Janaki, Art, Tamil Nadu
Dr (Smt) Kanak Rele, Art, Maharashtra
Sharmila Tagore, Art, Delhi
Dr (Smt) Saroja Vaidyanathan, Art, Delhi
Abdul Rashid Khan, Art, West Bengal
Late Rajesh Khanna, Art, Maharashtra
Late Jaspal Singh Bhatti, Art, Punjab
Shivajirao Girdhar Patil, Public Affairs, Maharashtra 
Dr Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai, Science, Engineering Delhi 
Dr Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Science and Engineering, Delhi
Dr Ashoke Sen Science and Engineering Uttar Pradesh
B N Suresh, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
Prof Satya N Atluri, Science and Engineering, USA
Prof Jogesh Chandra Pati, Science and Engineering, USA
Ramamurthy Thyagarajan, Trade and Industry, Tamil Nadu
Adi Burjor Godrej, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
Dr Nandkishore Shamrao Laud, Medicine, Maharashtra 
Mangesh Padgaonkar, Literature and Education, Maharashtra
Prof Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Literature & Education USA
Hemendra Singh Panwar, Civil Service, Madhya Pradesh
Maharaj Kishan Bhan, Civil Service, Delhi
Rahul Dravid, Sports, Karnataka
H Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, Sports, Manipur


Padma Shri 
Gajam Anjaiah, Art, Andhra Pradesh
Swami G C D Bharti alias Bharati Bandhu, Art, Chhattisgarh
B Jayashree, Art, Karnataka
Sridevi Kapoor, Art, Maharashtra
Kailash Chandra Meher, Art, Orissa
Brahmdeo Ram Pandit, Art, Maharashtra
Vishwanath D Patekar alias Nana Patekar, Art, Maharashtra
R Nageswara Rao alias Surabhi Babji, Art, Andhra Pradesh
Lakshmi Narayana Sathiraju, Art, Tamil Nadu
Jaymala Shiledar, Art, Maharashtra
Suresh Dattatray Talwalkar, Art, Maharashtra
P Madhavan Nair alias Madhu, Art, Kerala
Apurba Kishore Bir, Art, Maharashtra
Ghanakanta Bora Borbayan, Art, Assam
Hilda Mit Lepcha, Art, Sikkim
Sudha Malhotra, Art, Maharashtra 
Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz, Art, Jammu and Kashmir
Ramesh Gopaldas Sippy, Art, Maharashtra
Mahrukh Tarapor, Art, Maharashtra
Balwant Thakur, Art, Jammu and Kashmir
Puran Das Baul, Art, West Bengal
Rajendra Tikku, Art, Jammu and Kashmir
Pablo Bartholomew, Art, Delhi
Shri S Shakir Ali, Art, Rajasthan
S K M Maeilanandhan, Social Work, Tamil Nadu
Nileema Mishra, Social Work, Maharashtra
Reema Nanavati, Social Work, Gujarat
Jharna Dhara Chowdhury, Social Work, Bangladesh
Late Dr Ram Krishan, Social Work, Uttar Pradesh
Late Manju Bharat Ram, Social Work, Delhi
Prof Mustansir Barma, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
Avinash Chander, Science and Engineering, Delhi
Sanjay Govind Dhande, Science and Engineering, Uttar Pradesh
Prof (Dr) Sankar Kumar Pal, Science, Engineering, West Bengal
Deepak B Phatak, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
Dr Mudundi Ramakrishna Raju, Science and Engg, Andhra Pradesh
Prof Ajay K Sood, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
Prof Krishnaswamy Vijayraghavan, Science & Engg, Karnataka
Dr Manindra Agrawal, Science and Engineering, Uttar Pradesh
Dr Jayaraman Gowrishankar, Science & Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
Prof Sharad Pandurang Kale, Science & Engineering, Maharashtra
Vandana Luthra, Trade and Industry, Delhi
Rajshree Pathy, Trade and Industry, Tamil Nadu
Hemendra Prasad Barooah, Trade and Industry, Assam 
Milind Kamble, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
Kalpana Saroj, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
Dr Sudarshan K Aggarwal, Medicine, Delhi
Dr C Venkata S Ram alias Chitta, Venkata Sundara Ram, Medicine, Andhra Pradesh
Dr Rajendra Achyut Badwe, Medicine, Maharashtra
Dr Taraprasad Das, Medicine, Orissa
Prof (Dr) T V Devarajan, Medicine, Tamil Nadu
Prof (Dr) Saroj Chooramani Gopal, Medicine, Uttar Pradesh
Dr Pramod Kumar Julka, Medicine, Delhi
Dr Gulshan Rai Khatri, Medicine, Delhi
Dr Ganesh Kumar Mani, Medicine, Delhi
Dr Amit Prabhakar Maydeo, Medicine, Maharashtra
Dr Sundaram Natarajan, Medicine, Maharashtra
Prof Krishna Chandra Chunekar, Medicine, Uttar Pradesh
Dr Vishwa Kumar Gupta, Medicine, Delhi
Prof (Capt) Dr M Sharaf-eAlam, Literature & Education, Bihar
Dr Radhika Herzberger, Literature & Education, Andhra Pradesh
J Malsawma, Literature and Education, Mizoram
Devendra Patel, Literature & Education, Gujarat
Dr Rama Kant Shukla, Literature & Education, Delhi
Prof Akhtarul Wasey, Literature & Education, Delhi
Prof Anvita Abbi, Literature & Education, Delhi
Nida Fazli, Literature & Education, Madhya Pradesh
Surender Kumar Sharma, Literature & Education, Delhi
Dr Jagdish Prasad Singh, Literature & Education, Bihar
Late Shaukat Riaz Kapoor Alias Salik Lakhnawi, Literature & Education, WB
Prof Noboru Karashima, Literature & Education, Japan
Christopher Pinney, Literature & Education, UK
Premlata Agrawal, Sports, Jharkhand
Yogeshwar Dutt, Sports, Haryana
Hosanagara Nagarajegowda Girisha, Sports, Karnataka
Subedar Major Vijay Kumar, Sports, Himachal Pradesh
Ngangom Dingko Singh, Sports, Maharashtra
Naib Subedar Bajrang Lal Takhar, Sports, Rajasthan
Ritu Kumar, Fashion Designing, Delhi
Dr Ravindra Singh Bisht, Archaeology, Uttar Pradesh. 


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58th IDEA FILMFARE AWARDS 2013

POPULAR AWARDS 
Best Actor Ranbir Kapoor (Barfi!) 

Best Actress Vidya Balan ( Kahaani) 
Best Film Barfi! 
Best Director Sujoy Ghosh (Kahaani) 
Best Dialogue Anurag Kashyap, Akhilesh Jaiswal, Sachin K Ladia, Zeishan Qadri (Gangs of Wasseypur)
 Best Screenplay Sanjay Chouhan & Tigmanshu Dhulia (Paan Singh Tomar) 
Best Story Juhi Chaturvedi (Vicky Donor) 
Best Supporting Actor (Male) Annu Kapoor (Vicky Donor) 
Best Supporting Actor (Female) Anushka Sharma (Jab Tak Hai Jaan) 
Best Music Director Pritam (Barfi!) 
Best Lyrics Gulzar (Challa), Jab Tak Hai Jaan 
Best Playback (Male) Ayushmann Khurrana (Paani Da Rang) (Vicky Donor) 
Best Playback (Female) Shalmali Kholgade (Pareshaan) ( Ishaqzaade) 
RD Burman Award For Upcoming Talent In Music Neeti Mohan (Jiya Re) (Jab Tak Hain Jaan) Lifetime Achievement Award Yash Chopra 
Sony Trendsetter Of The Year Barfi! 
Best Debut (Male) Ayushmann Khurrana (Vicky Donor) 
Best Debut (Female) Ileana D'Cruz (Barfi!) 
Best Debut (Director)Gauri Shinde (English Vinglish) 
CRITICS AWARDS
Best Actor (Male) Irrfan Khan (Paan Singh Tomar) 

Best Actor (Female) Richa Chadda (Gangs of Wasseypur) 
Best Film Gangs of Wasseypur 
FILMFARE TECHNICAL AWARDS 

Best Action Sham Kaushal (Gangs Of Wasseypur)
Best Cinematography Setu (Kahaani) 
Best Editing Namrata Rao (Kahaani) 
Best Production Design Rajat Podar (Barfi!) 
Best Sound Design Sanjay Maurya & Allwin Rego (Kahaani) 
Best Costume Design Manoshi Nath & Rushi Sharma ( Shanghai
Best Choreography Bosco-Caesar (Aunty Ji - Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu) 
Best Background Score Pritam (Barfi!) 

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